072827..."And He Will Shelter Them"...Revelation 7:9-17

Defining A “Narrative”...
-The stories or frameworks through which people interpret their experiences
-The “Narrative” you believe will influence your relationships, behaviors, and belief system

Sermon In A Sentence:In the age to come, we will be convinced that every circumstance of life that we endured in this age was worth it, as we’ll view it through the lens of eternity.

Revelation 7:9-17...“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.’ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you know.’ And he said to me, ‘These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Sermon In A Sentence:In the age to come, we will be convinced that every circumstance of life that we endured in this age was worth it, as we’ll view it through the lens of eternity.

Live Every Day By Faith That In The Age To Come:
-You will experience God’s salvation in full
-You will praise God’s wisdom over every circumstance
-You will be able to understand what truly has value
-You will know how Christ carried us in life’s messiness
-You will never again shed tears over any situation

1 John 3:2..."Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is”

1 Corinthians 15:42-44...“So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body”

“With God are wisdom & might; he has counsel & understanding”—Job 12:13

“Great is our Lord… his understanding is beyond measure”—Psalm 147:5

“Oh, the depth of the riches & wisdom & knowledge of God…”—Romans 11:33

1 Corinthians 2:9-10...“But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’”

Sermon In A Sentence:In the age to come, we will be convinced that every circumstance of life that we endured in this age was worth it, as we’ll view it through the lens of eternity.